The House in the Cerulean Sea

Wow, I loved this! Every fifty pages I kept thinking “Okay, I should really stop reading so I can cook/eat/sleep...” — but I just kept going, and ended up devouring it from start to finish in one sitting. A truly delightful world filled with wonderfully endearing characters (who wouldn't be won over by an amorphous blob who aspires to be a bellhop), and a reading experience that somehow feels nostalgic as soon as you start reading. The whole experience was like drinking a deliciously cup of hot chocolate on a snowy day, and I am so happy to have been temporarily transported into such a warm and inviting place.